EVERGREENS 



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The leading conditions suitable for evergreens, more especially foreign 

 ones, have already been indicated, viz., moisture and an equable climate. 

 On the cultivator it becomes incumbent to provide these conditions to 

 the best of his ability. Broad-leaved evergreen shrubs of any rarity or 

 value should be given sheltered spots where the soil is not liable to 

 become parched. The last places for them are high and dry exposed 

 ones. It is unnecessary here to pass the cultivation of evergreens (so far 

 as it differs from that of deciduous shrubs) in review. It is dealt with in 

 the body of the work and may be found by reference to the pages on 

 which the genus and species are described. (See also chapter on 

 TRANSPLANTING.) 



The following is a selection of the best evergreens, omitting conifers ; 

 those marked * have beauty of flower; those marked t require some 

 protection at Kew : 



TREES. 



*Arbutus Menziesii. 



Castanopsis chrysophylla. 



Eucalyptus Gunnii. 



Ilex Aquifolium and vars. 



Laurus nobilis. 

 *Magnolia grandiflora. 



Quercus densiflora. 



Ilex and vars. 



,, Lucombeana crispa. 



Suber. 

 Trachycarpus Fortunei. 

 Umbellularia californica. 



SHRUBS, Medium and Large. 



*Arbutus Andrachne. 

 * hybrida. 



,, Unedo and vars. 

 *Arctostaphylos Manzanita. 

 Arundinaria anceps. 

 ,, fastuosa. 



,, japonica. 



,, nitida. 



Aucuba japonica and vars. (handsome in 



fruit). 



Azara microphylla. 

 *Berberis Aquifolium. 

 buxifolia. 

 Darwimi. 

 Hookeri. 



japonica and vars. 

 pinnata. 

 ,, stenophylla. 

 Buxus balearica. 



,, sempervirens and vars. 

 Cassinia fulvida. 

 t*Ceanothus papillosus. 

 t* 11 rigidus. 



,, thyrsiflorus. 

 *Choisya ternata. 



*Cistus cyprius. 



* laurifolius. 



* Loreti. 



Cotoneaster buxifolia (handsome in fruit). 



Franchetii ( do. 



pannosa ( do. 



,, salicifolia and vars. 



turbinata. 

 Daphne Laureola. 

 Daphniph} r llum macropodum. 

 Elaeagnus glabra. 



macrophylla. 

 pungens. 

 'Erica arbor ea. 

 ' ,, var. alpina. 



* australis. 



* lusitanica. 



* mediterranea. 



* stricta. 

 f Escallonia exoniensis. 



floribunda. 

 ., langleyensis. 

 macrantha. 

 ,, pterocladon. 



* rubra. 



